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Images of Scylla and riding Nereids in tondo reliefs of the Hellenistic period

Deka, Mark Stanley
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1055961009

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1992, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Art History.
Within the repertoire of forms and shapes used by Greek artists, one of the most pervasive is the tondo. In painted designs, and particularly when a relief sculpture is added within its borders, the tondo challenges the artist's compositional abilities. Initially adapted to the medium of vase-painting, the tondo quickly became a favorite format in bronze, terracotta and the precious metals. Two specific subjects: the monster Scylla and the riding Nereids atop sea creatures, are incorporated into the tondo format beginning in the fifth century B.C. But it is in the fourth century, and throughout the Hellenistic period that both motifs are encountered in their greatest numbers. The popularity of both throughout the Greek world is evident by the material remains, especially from South Italy. The development of their imagery and iconography on tondo reliefs in later Greek art is the subject of this dissertation. The study will identify and isolate separate groups or "types" of artistic depictions, concentrating on the typological distinctions between these manifestations of Scylla and the riding Nereids, and the dissemination of their imagery throughout the classical world. The purpose of this focus is to investigate the relationship between the motifs and the tondo format. It will be demonstrated that the size and portability of the objects incorporat ing tondo reliefs into their designs are a factor in the iconography of both subjects until the late Hellenistic period, when large-scale sculptures played a role in augmenting the existing iconographical treatment. More than other areas in the classical world, it will be shown that Magna Graecia, and in particular Tarentum, had an impact on the use and the spread of the imagery and the iconography of Scylla and the riding Nereids, an influence that encompasses several centuries and vast geographical distances.
Jenifer Neils (Advisor)
351 p.
Art History
Scylla Nereids tondo reliefs Hellenistic period

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  • Deka, M. S. (1992). Images of Scylla and riding Nereids in tondo reliefs of the Hellenistic period [Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1055961009

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Deka, Mark. Images of Scylla and riding Nereids in tondo reliefs of the Hellenistic period. 1992. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1055961009.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Deka, Mark. "Images of Scylla and riding Nereids in tondo reliefs of the Hellenistic period." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 1992. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1055961009

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